Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-25


,rvhch was bought aud set up last season
The following letter is from one of the
most prominent and responsible men in
Greenfield, and every statement made can
Doe implicitly relied upon:
"uur .tonccrusher. purchased Of Farrell q
var.lrn. Ansoniu C., cost with the revolvin,
.,i,,n sgn Il is the size usually boupbt for
tnvu~ THE product Is from the size Of cbrstnuts
iptp three or four inches in diameter. II win
crush from IN to Is cubic yards per hour Uuu.
.,,gtmrn bought Bgclow engine aud bnilrr
81 hlr-,. power, costing SNO TN ears at New In
,rr The machinery was sci up ON the fnc, uf
tluurNN rlit near the town. a location which
,illad for some extra expense, hut gives ,cr, snt
-IprtorN results. Heavy timber was put into th,.
wort, large hns were built for the crushed stone.
ou. fpr each size aud an engine hous, was cun.
,t1ltcd The cntirc cost Of the plant has been
aluui S}!uO \ section Of Main street wns mac.
ulaulrd last fan Before the SNOW came Their.
Nus q season of freezing and thnwng which was
aeuu1 test uf the work. II proved perfectly sat.
i.luctory ON purpus" is to do more or less, of
this every year. us money can br appropriated.
md 900 iiuu' have all the streets In the centre. of
ilu. town mdcalau1rd | think the people of
uur town are well satisfied and will IN, willing to
appropriate any Reasonable sum that may he
i,,ud {" carry ON this work"
pom this extremely favorable shovin,,
Vr believe there is no doubt that a stone
ru,hcr should he bought promptly for the
benefit ul uur brattlehOro streets and roads
tho coming season. The cost for every
thing complete is much less than has gen
orally hccn estimated, the material for the
machine To crush lies at our very DOORS and
with this material to use we could mike a
little good road each year and in the end
have complete system of macadumized
roads iu town at cost not exceeding the
present makushiit, eXtruvaguut system of
patching up of carting ON a little dirt
here and carting oil little there.
Let there Ice AN expression on this sub
lcct next Tuesday.
OTHER TOWN MEETING TOPICS.
The ,rlectmen did not think best to put
uu article into the town meeting warrant Ia
ste il tine town would vote tu sell the pres
cnt town farm and buy another. though
they ARE well satisfied in their own minds
that to make this move is the best thing
that the town cam do. 1t would probably
cost les, money than tu huld the present
farm ami make the repairs which the huust
will require IN few years at farthest. 1t
will hc in order for the meeting to take AN
informal expression ON this subject. amt if
IIN'uAHN '''HNs ~ INSTRUCT iilt Ntlttlltltl Itt
see what can Ice done and report at II spec
ul meeting
There is no doubt that the time has now
arrived when "a good steam heating appaIu-
tu, should he put in the town hall, both us
% matter of economy and 10 keep up with
the demand of the times But whatever is
duue with or to the town hall building, the
present clumsy, uncomfortable and danger
oils entrance should be rebuilt the steps
are nucommonly hard of ascent. and in win
ter they are positively dangerous, especially
To weak. miirn, and aged people The
wonder j, that there are not many falls and
many broken houes there every year The
Improvement of these steps was one Of the
paints which Chief Inspector EdgeI ton of
the post office department strongly insisted
upon when the new lease of the post office
quarters was made For ourselves we be-
ileyc that II balcony should he erected ON
the front of the building covering the en-
trance.
one Of the most interesting and import
ant articles IN the warrant is that tu see if
the town will take action relative to the
purchase and freeing of the Hinsdale
bridge. Mr.. Tyler and other lawyers will
bee ready to give and explain facts 50 far as
the legal points involved are concerned